Input apparatus, information processing method, and information processing apparatus

ABSTRACT

An input apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus are provided. The input apparatus includes a protection surface layer, and a sensing array through which an operation of a user on the protection surface layer can be determined. The information processing method can parse trigger information sent by the input apparatus for its corresponding parameter information and further switch the touchable keyboard to a first input mode or a second input mode according to the obtained parameter information. The information processing method and apparatus and the electronic device activate a keyboard to judge the demand of the user automatically in response to the trigger information entered by the user and further control switching of the input mode of the keyboard in response to the demand of the user.

This application claims the priority to Chinese Patent Application No.201310430615.3, entitled “INPUT APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSINGMETHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE”, filedwith the Chinese Patent Office on Sep. 18, 2013, which is incorporatedby reference in its entirety herein.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The present application relates to the field of communications and inparticular to an input apparatus, an information processing method, andan information processing apparatus.

BACKGROUND

A keyboard which is one of traditional input apparatus has emerged in anincreasing number of forms and with an increasing number of functions inrecent years along with the development of sciences and technologies.

A development trend for a keyboard of a notebook computer is itsintegration and miniaturization. In the prior art, there is such anultra-thin keyboard that the thickness of the ultra-thin keyboard isgreatly lowered as compared with a traditional keyboard, but theultra-thin keyboard still fails to satisfy requirements of users todayon integration and miniaturization of an electronic device. Moreover anotebook with a display screen that can be rotated by 360 degrees hasemerged in the market, and this requires a keyboard of the notebook tohave such characteristics as being well waterproof, dust-proof, easy tohandle and capable of automatic recognition of a user demand, but theultra-thin keyboard in the prior art is absent from thesecharacteristics.

SUMMARY

In view of this, the application provides an input apparatus, aninformation processing method, an information processing apparatus andan electronic device so as to provide a waterproof and dust-proofultra-thin keyboard which is capable of controlling automatically akeyboard input mode to be enabled and disabled in response to a userdemand to thereby greatly facilitate the use by a user.

In order to attain the foregoing object, the application provides thefollowing technical solutions.

An input apparatus includes:

a protection surface layer configured to protect an internal structureof the input apparatus, wherein the protection surface layer includes afirst surface at a first height and a second surface at a second height,and the first height is lower than the second height;

a sensing array, located below the protection surface layer, andconfigured to determine an operation of a user on the first surface andto generate first information; and

a processing unit configured to process the first information generatedby the sensing array.

Optionally the sensing array includes a capacitive touch sensing layer.

Optionally the sensing array includes a first sensing layer and a secondsensing layer, and a height of the first sensing layer is higher than aheight of the second sensing layer.

Optionally the first sensing layer is a touch sensing layer configuredto generate touch sensing information according to a location of theoperation of the user on the first surface; and the second sensing layeris a pressure sensing layer configured to generate pressure sensinginformation according to a pressure of the operation of the user on thefirst surface.

Optionally the processing unit is further configured to process thepressure sensing information generated by the pressure sensing layer toobtain a pressure value of the operation of the user on the firstsurface.

An information processing method, applicable to an electronic devicewith a touchable keyboard, includes:

receiving trigger information sent by an input apparatus;

parsing the trigger information for parameter information of the touchinformation; and

switching the touchable keyboard to a first input mode or a second inputmode according to the parameter information.

Optionally the trigger information is touch information, and theparameter information includes:

touch location information, a pressure value, a pressure duration and/ora pressure increment/decrement rate.

Optionally after the switching the touchable keyboard to the first inputmode or the second input mode according to the parameter information,the method further include:

sending the touch location information among the parameter informationto a processor, wherein the processor responds to the triggerinformation according to a current application scenario.

Optionally the switching the touchable keyboard to the first input modeor the second input mode according to the parameter information include:

switching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode, in the casethat among the parameter information, a pressure value is larger than afirst preset threshold, a pressure duration is smaller than a secondpreset threshold, and a pressure increment/decrement rate is smallerthan a third preset threshold; or

switching the touchable keyboard to the second input mode, in the casethat among the parameter information, a pressure value is smaller than afirst preset threshold, a pressure duration is larger than a secondpreset threshold, and a pressure increment/decrement rate is larger thana third preset threshold.

Optionally the switching the touchable keyboard to the first input modeor the second input mode according to the parameter information include:

switching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode, in the casethat a pressure duration among the parameter information is smaller thana preset threshold; or

switching the touchable keyboard to the second input mode, in the casethat the pressure duration among the parameter information is largerthan the preset threshold.

An information processing apparatus, applicable to an electronic devicewith a touchable keyboard, includes:

an information reception module configured to receive triggerinformation sent by an input apparatus;

an information parsing module configured to parse the triggerinformation for parameter information of the touch information; and

a mode control module configured to switch the touchable keyboard to afirst input mode or a second input mode according to the parameterinformation.

Optionally the trigger information is touch information, and theparameter information includes:

touch location information, a pressure value, a pressure duration and/ora pressure increment/decrement rate.

Optionally the mode control module includes:

a first mode switching module configured to activate a key input mode inthe case that among the parameter information, a pressure value islarger than a first preset threshold, a pressure duration is smallerthan a second preset threshold, and a pressure increment/decrement rateis smaller than a third preset threshold; or

a second mode switching module configured to inactivate a key input modein the case that among the parameter information, a pressure value islarger than a first preset threshold, a pressure duration is larger thana second preset threshold, and a pressure increment/decrement rate islarger than a third preset threshold.

An electronic device with a touchable keyboard includes the informationprocessing apparatus described above.

As can be apparent from the foregoing technical solutions, in comparisonwith the prior art, the embodiments of the application disclose an inputapparatus, an information processing method, an information processingapparatus and an electronic device. The input apparatus includes aprotection surface layer and thus has such characteristics of being wellwaterproof, dust-proof and easy to handle. The input apparatus includesa sensing array through which an operation of a user on the protectionsurface layer can be determined, and further a demand of the user can bejudged according to a result of processing by a processing unit. Theinformation processing method can parse trigger information sent by theinput apparatus into corresponding parameter information and furtherswitch the input apparatus to a first input mode or a second input modeaccording to the obtained parameter information. The informationprocessing method, the information processing apparatus and theelectronic device enable a keyboard to judge the demand of the userautomatically in response to the trigger information entered by the userand further control switching of the input mode of the keyboard inresponse to the demand of the user, thus greatly facilitating the use bythe user and optimizing an experience of use by the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to describe more clearly the technical solutions in theembodiments of the application or in the prior art, the drawings to beused in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will bedescribed briefly, and obviously the drawings in the followingdescription are illustrative of only some embodiments of theapplication, and those ordinarily skilled in the art can derive fromthese drawings other drawings without any inventive effort. In thedrawings:

FIG. 1 is a top view of an input apparatus according to an embodiment ofthe application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a side view of an inputapparatus according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of an information processing method according toan embodiment of the application;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of switching an input mode according to parameterinformation according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of another information processing methodaccording to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processingapparatus according to an embodiment of the application; and

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a mode control moduleaccording to an embodiment of the application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will bedescribed below clearly and fully with reference to the drawings in theembodiments of the application, and apparently the described embodimentsare only a part but not all of the embodiments of the application. Basedupon the embodiments of the application, all the other embodimentsderived by those ordinarily skilled in the art without any inventiveeffort shall come into the scope of the application.

FIG. 1 is a top view of an input apparatus according to an embodiment ofthe application, and FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a sideview of an input apparatus disclosed according to an embodiment of theapplication. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the input apparatus 20 caninclude: a protection surface layer 201, a sensing array 202, and aprocessing unit 203.

The protection surface layer 201 is configured to protect an internalstructure of the input apparatus, and the protection surface layerincludes a first surface at a first height and a second surface at asecond height, where the first height is lower than the second height.

The protection surface layer can be a glass plate with a good lighttransmission and with well characteristics of waterproof and dust-proof.The glass plate is also easily cleaned after being besmirched.

The first surface may be a surface on the outermost side (at thetopmost) of the protection surface layer 201, and the second surface maybe a surface of a depressed part of the first surface, which is adaptedto indicate and distinguish respective key characters of the inputapparatus. Such a depressed design of the key characters can indicatethe locations of the respective keys and also greatly lower thethickness of the entire input apparatus as compared with the elasticallyprotruding design of key characters in the prior art.

The sensing array 202 is located below the protection surface layer, andis configured to determine an operation of a user on the first surfaceand to generate first information.

In an illustrative example, the sensing array 202 may include acapacitive touch sensing layer which is functionally similar to acapacitive touch sensing unit in the prior art. The sensing array 202 isadapted to determine a location where the user touches a touchablescreen. The capacitive touch sensing layer may particularly be acapacitive touch film.

In another illustrative example, the sensing array 202 may include afirst sensing layer and a second sensing layer. A height of the firstsensing layer may be higher than a height of the second sensing layer.The first sensing layer may be a touch sensing layer configured togenerate touch sensing information according to a location of theoperation of the user on the first surface. The second sensing layer maybe a pressure sensing layer configured to generate pressure sensinginformation according to a pressure of the operation of the user on thefirst surface. The height of the first sensing layer is set above theheight of the second sensing layer, that is, the first sensing layer isset between the protection surface layer and the second sensing layer,in order to ensure that the touch sensing layer can recognize accuratelya touch operation of the user on the protection surface layer andgenerate corresponding touch sensing information. In this example, thesensing array may include a capacitive touch film and a pressure sensor;a pressure sensing thin film; or a resistive sensing thin film. Thepressure sensor may be a resistive pressure sensing thin filmdistributed uniformly below the capacitive touch film; or a resistivesensor arranged discretely around the capacitive touch film, both ofwhich base their pressure testing principle upon deformation of thefirst surface to detect a resistance value on the pressure sensing thinfilm or the resistive sensor and to determine a pressure on the firstsurface according to a known calculation relationship of the pressuresensing thin film or the resistive sensor.

The processing unit 203 is configured to process the first informationgenerated by the sensing array.

The processing unit 203 may be particularly configured to process thepressure sensing information generated by the pressure sensing layer toobtain a pressure value of the operation of the user on the firstsurface. Furthermore, the processing unit 203 may judge a user intentionaccording to the obtained operation pressure value and a preset rule;and perform a corresponding operation. Of course, information processedby the processing unit may further include the touch sensing informationgenerated by the touch sensing layer. Touch sensing technologies in theprior art have already their developed applications in various touchscreens, a detailed description of a touch sensing process will beomitted in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the input apparatus includes the protection surfacelayer and thus has such characteristics of being well waterproof,dust-proof and easy to handle. The input apparatus includes the sensingarray through which an operation of the user on the protection surfacelayer can be determined. A demand of the user can be judged from theinformation generated by the sensing array. Further, an input mode of akeyboard can be controlled to be switched in response to the demand ofthe user, thereby greatly facilitating the use by the user andoptimizing an experience of use by the user.

In another embodiment, after obtaining the pressure value of theoperation of the user on the first surface, the processing unit mayfurther determine a responding operation to be fed back to the user,according to the pressure value of the operation. For example, the inputapparatus may further include a judgment unit configured to compare thepressure value of the operation with a preset value; generate aninstruction to alert the user of whether to perform an input operation,in the case that the operation pressure value is smaller than the presetvalue; and generate directly an instruction to switch the input mode ofthe keyboard in the case that the operation pressure value is largerthan or equal to the preset value.

As well known, an existing keyboard includes combinational functionkeys. A combination function key can perform an explicit function and animplicit function. The direction function refers to that a fixedcharacter can be entered when the combination function key is triggeredexplicitly. The implicit function refers to that firstly the Shift keyis triggered and then the combination function key is triggered whilekeeping the Shift key triggered, so as to enter another fixed symbol.Digit keys and some character keys in a major keypad on a conventionalphysical keyboard can be appreciated as such combinational functionkeys. In another example, when the user triggers a combinationalfunction key, the judgment unit in the input apparatus can display thefixed character corresponding to the explicit function of thecombinational function key directly on the input apparatus upon judgingthat the operation pressure value is below the preset value; and displaythe fixed character corresponding to the implicit function of thecombinational function key on the input apparatus upon judging theoperation pressure value is above or at the preset value.

Of course, after obtaining the pressure value of the operation of theuser on the first surface, the processing unit may determine aresponding operation to be fed back to the user according to thepressure value of the operation of the user on the first surface,particularly as desirable to a demand of the user.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of an information processing method according toan embodiment of the application. The information processing method isapplicable to an electronic device with a touchable keyboard. Referringto FIG. 3, the information processing method can include steps 301-303.

In step 301, Trigger information sent by an input apparatus is received.

The trigger information is generated by a sensing unit in the touchablekeyboard in response to a detected operation of a user on the touchablekeyboard. The sensing unit may include but will not be limited to atouch sensing unit and/or a pressure sensing unit.

In step 302, the trigger information is parsed for parameter informationof the touch information.

The parameter information may include but will not be limited to touchlocation information, a pressure value, a pressure duration and/orpressure increment/decrement rate.

In general, the user performing a normal input operation or triggeroperation will touch one or more keys at a high rate. That is, a fingerwill touch a key rapidly and lift up rapidly from the key. In this case,the pressure increment/decrement rate among the parameter informationwill be high. If the user touches a key on the input apparatus whilehandling the input apparatus, then he or she will lift up his or herhand for a long period of time or slowly, and at this time the pressureincrement/decrement rate among the parameter information will be low.Thus in this embodiment, the pressure increment/decrement rate can alsobe a criterion to decide the input mode to be switched.

In step 303, the touchable keyboard is switched to a first input mode ora second input mode according to the parameter information.

The first input mode may be a conventional keyboard input mode. Thesecond input mode may be a keyboard input mode without any response,that is, no respond to any operation triggered by the user on the inputapparatus. Alternatively, the second input mode can be a keyboard inputmode with a response alert, that is, the system can issue alertinformation to the user when the parameter information satisfies acondition of switching to the second input mode. The alert informationcan be “Whether to switch to the conventional keyboard input mode” or“Whether to perform a responding operation”, and then the system candetermine whether to switch the input mode in response to a selection bythe user.

In an illustrative example, reference can be made to FIG. 4 for aparticular process of the step 303. FIG. 4 is a flow chart of switchingan input mode according to the parameter information according to anembodiment of the application. Referring to FIG. 4, the process forswitching an input mode includes steps 401-403.

In step 401, it is judged whether the pressure duration among theparameter information is smaller than a preset threshold, and if so,then the flow proceeds to the step 402; otherwise, the flow proceeds tothe step 403.

As can be appreciated, the user performing an input operation throughthe input apparatus will trigger a key on the input apparatus at a highrate, and if the user touches one or more keys on the touch screen onthe input apparatus while handling the input apparatus, then he or shewill make no action for a period of time. Thus, in this example, thepressure duration among the parameter information can be used as acriterion to judge which input mode the system shall be switched to. Thesystem will be switched to a different input mode when the pressureduration among the parameter information is below or above the presetthreshold.

In step 402, the touchable keyboard is switched to the first input mode.

The first input mode can be a conventional keyboard input mode. Thetouchable keyboard is switched to the conventional keyboard input modewhen the pressure duration among the parameter information is smallerthan the preset threshold.

In step 403, the touchable keyboard is switched to the second inputmode.

The second input mode can be a keyboard input mode without any response.The touchable keyboard is switched to the keyboard input mode withoutany response, when the pressure duration among the parameter informationis larger than the preset threshold.

Of course the application will not be limited to any criterion to judgeswitching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode or the secondinput mode. In order to ensure the accuracy of a switching result, itcan be prescribed that the touchable keyboard is switched to the firstinput mode when among the parameter information, the pressure value islarger than a first preset threshold, the pressure duration is smallerthan a second preset threshold, and the pressure increment/decrementrate is smaller than a third preset threshold; or that the touchablekeyboard is switched to the second input mode when among the parameterinformation, the pressure value is smaller than a first presetthreshold, the pressure duration is larger than a second presetthreshold, and the pressure increment/decrement rate is larger than athird preset threshold.

In this embodiment, the information processing method can parse thetrigger information sent by the input apparatus for its correspondingparameter information and further switch the touchable keyboard to thefirst input mode or the second input mode according to the obtainedparameter information. The information processing method enables thekeyboard to judge a demand of the user automatically in response to thetrigger information entered by the user and further control switching ofthe input mode of the keyboard in response to the demand of the user,thus greatly facilitating the use by the user and optimizing anexperience of use by the user.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of another information processing methodaccording to an embodiment of the application. The informationprocessing method is applied to an electronic device with a touchablekeyboard. Referring to FIG. 5, the information processing method caninclude steps 501-504.

In step 501, trigger information sent by an input apparatus is received.

In step 502, the trigger information is parsed for parameter informationof the trigger information.

In step 503, the touchable keyboard is switched to a first input mode ora second input mode according to the parameter information.

In step 504, touch location information among the parameter informationis sent to a processor, and then the processor responds to the triggerinformation according to a current application scenario.

In this embodiment, the information processing method can parse thetrigger information sent by the input apparatus for its correspondingparameter information; switch the touchable keyboard to the first inputmode or the second input mode according to the obtained parameterinformation; and further send the touch location information among theparameter information to the processor so that the processor responds tothe trigger information according to the current application scenario.The information processing method enables the keyboard to judge a demandof the user automatically in response to the trigger information enteredby the user and further control switching of the input mode of thekeyboard in response to the demand of the user, thus greatlyfacilitating the use by the user and optimizing an experience of use bythe user.

The method has been detailed above in the embodiments of the applicationdescribed above, which can be performed in a variety of forms ofapparatuses. Thus, the application further discloses an apparatus,particular embodiments of which will be detailed below.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processingapparatus according to an embodiment of the application. The informationprocessing apparatus is applied to an electronic device with a touchablekeyboard. Referring to FIG. 6, the information processing apparatus mayinclude an information reception module 601, an information parsingmodule 602, and a mode control module 603.

The information reception module 601 is configured to receive triggerinformation sent by an input apparatus.

The trigger information is generated by a sensing unit in the touchablekeyboard in response to a detected operation of a user on the touchablekeyboard. The sensing unit can include but will not be limited to atouch sensing unit and/or a pressure sensing unit.

An information parsing module 602 is configured to parse the triggerinformation for parameter information of the touch information.

The parameter information can include but will not be limited to touchlocation information, a pressure value, a pressure duration and/orpressure increment/decrement rate.

The mode control module 603 is configured to switch the touchablekeyboard to a first input mode or a second input mode according to theparameter information.

The first input mode can be a conventional keyboard input mode. Thesecond input mode can be a keyboard input mode without any response,that is, it does not respond to any operation triggered by the user onthe input apparatus. Alternatively, the second input mode can be akeyboard input mode with a response alert, that is, the system can issuealert information to the user when the parameter information satisfies acondition of switching to the second input mode. The alert informationcan be “Whether to switch to the conventional keyboard input mode” or“Whether to perform a responding operation”. Then, the system candetermine whether to switch the input mode in response to a selection bythe user.

In an illustrative example, reference can be made to FIG. 7 for aparticular structure of the mode control module 603, and FIG. 7 is aschematic structural diagram of the mode control module according to anembodiment of the application. Referring to

FIG. 7, the mode control module 603 includes a judgment unit 701, afirst mode switching module 702, and a second mode switching module 703.

The judgment unit 701 is configured to judge whether among the parameterinformation, the pressure value is larger than a first preset threshold,the pressure duration is smaller than a second preset threshold, and thepressure increment/decrement rate is smaller than a third presetthreshold.

The first mode switching module 702 is configured to switch thetouchable keyboard to the first input mode when the pressure value islarger than a first preset threshold, the pressure duration is smallerthan a second preset threshold, and the pressure increment/decrementrate is smaller than a third preset threshold.

The second mode switching module 703 is configured to switch thetouchable keyboard to the second input mode when the pressure value issmaller than a first preset threshold, the pressure duration is largerthan a second preset threshold, or the pressure increment/decrement rateis larger than a third preset threshold.

In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus can parse thetrigger information sent by the input apparatus for its correspondingparameter information and further switch to the first input mode or thesecond input mode according to the obtained parameter information. Theinformation processing apparatus enables the keyboard to judge a demandof the user automatically in response to the trigger information enteredby the user and further control switching of the input mode of thekeyboard in response to the demand of the user, thus greatlyfacilitating the use by the user and optimizing an experience of use bythe user.

In another embodiment, besides the information reception module, theinformation parsing module and the mode control module, the informationprocessing apparatus may further include an information sending moduleconfigured to send the touch location information among the parameterinformation to a processor. Then, the processor responds to the triggerinformation according to a current application scenario.

Furthermore, an embodiment of the application further discloses anelectronic device with a touchable keyboard, and the electronic deviceincludes the information processing apparatus disclosed according to theembodiment above. Since the electronic device includes the informationprocessing apparatus according to the embodiment above, the electronicdevice can parse the trigger information sent by the input apparatus forits corresponding parameter information and further switch the touchablekeyboard to the first input mode or the second input mode according tothe obtained parameter information. Thus, the electronic device canjudge a demand of the user automatically in response to the triggerinformation entered by the user and further control switching of theinput mode of the keyboard in response to the demand of the user,thereby greatly facilitating the use by the user and optimizing anexperience of use by the user.

The respective embodiments have been described progressively in thisdescription, and each of the embodiments has been focused upon itsdifference(s) from the other embodiments, so reference can be made toeach other for those identical or similar points among the respectiveembodiments. For the apparatus disclosed according to an embodiment, itcorresponds to its method disclosed according to an embodiment, so thedescription thereof has been simplified, and reference can be made tothe relevant disclosure of the method for their relevant points.

It shall be further noted that in this context, a relationship term,e.g., first, second or the like, is merely intended to distinguish anentity or operation from another entity or operation but not necessarilyintended to require or suggest the presence of any such realrelationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover theterm “include”, “comprise” or “contain” or any variants thereof areintended to encompass non-excluding inclusion so that a process, amethod, an article or a device including a series of elements includeboth those elements and other elements which have not been listedexplicitly or elements inherent to the process, the method, the articleor the device. Unless further defined, an element(s) defined in asentence “including a/an . . . ” will not preclude the presence ofadditional identical elements in a process, a method, an article or adevice including the element(s).

The steps of the method or algorithm described in connection with theembodiments disclosed in this context can be performed directly inhardware, in a software module executed by a processor or in acombination of both. The software module can be arranged in a RandomAccess Memory (RAM), a memory, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), an ElectricallyProgrammable ROM, an Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM, aregister, a hard disk, a mobile magnetic disk, a CD-ROM or a storagemedium in any other form well known in the art.

The foregoing description of the disclosed embodiments enables thoseskilled in the art to make or use the application. Numerousmodifications to these embodiments will be obvious to those skilled inthe art, and the general principle as defined in this description can beput into practice in other embodiments without departing from the spiritand scope of the application. Accordingly the application will not belimited to these embodiments illustrated in this context but shall beaccorded the broadcast scope consistent with the principle and novelcharacteristics disclosed in this context.

1. An input apparatus, comprising: a protection surface layer configuredto protect an internal structure of the input apparatus, wherein theprotection surface layer comprises a first surface at a first height anda second surface at a second height, and the first height is lower thanthe second height; a sensing array, located below the protection surfacelayer, and configured to determine an operation of a user on the firstsurface and to generate first information; and a processing unitconfigured to process the first information generated by the sensingarray.
 2. The input apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensingarray comprises a capacitive touch sensing layer.
 3. The input apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein the sensing array comprises a firstsensing layer and a second sensing layer, and a height of the firstsensing layer is higher than a height of the second sensing layer. 4.The input apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first sensinglayer is a touch sensing layer configured to generate touch sensinginformation according to a location of the operation of the user on thefirst surface; and the second sensing layer is a pressure sensing layerconfigured to generate pressure sensing information according to apressure of the operation of the user on the first surface.
 5. The inputapparatus according to claim 4, wherein the processing unit is furtherconfigured to process the pressure sensing information generated by thepressure sensing layer to obtain a pressure value of the operation ofthe user on the first surface.
 6. An information processing method,applied to an electronic device with a touchable keyboard, wherein themethod comprises: receiving trigger information sent by an inputapparatus; parsing the trigger information for parameter information ofthe touch information; and switching the touchable keyboard to a firstinput mode or a second input mode according to the parameterinformation.
 7. The information processing method according to claim 6,wherein the trigger information is touch information, and the parameterinformation comprises: touch location information, a pressure value, apressure duration and/or a pressure increment/decrement rate.
 8. Theinformation processing method according to claim 7, wherein after theswitching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode or the secondinput mode according to the parameter information, the method furthercomprise: sending the touch location information among the parameterinformation to a processor, wherein the processor responds to thetrigger information according to a current application scenario.
 9. Theinformation processing method according to claim 7, wherein theswitching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode or the secondinput mode according to the parameter information comprises: switchingthe touchable keyboard to the first input mode, in the case that amongthe parameter information, the pressure value is larger than a firstpreset threshold, a pressure duration is smaller than a second presetthreshold, and the pressure increment/decrement rate is smaller than athird preset threshold; or switching the touchable keyboard to thesecond input mode, in the case that among the parameter information, thepressure value is smaller than a first preset threshold, a pressureduration is larger than a second preset threshold, and the pressureincrement/decrement rate is larger than a third preset threshold. 10.The information processing method according to claim 7, wherein theswitching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode or the secondinput mode according to the parameter information comprise: switchingthe touchable keyboard to the first input mode, in the case that apressure duration among the parameter information is smaller than apreset threshold; or switching the touchable keyboard to the secondinput mode, in the case that a pressure duration among the parameterinformation is larger than the preset threshold.
 11. An informationprocessing apparatus, applied to an electronic device with a touchablekeyboard, wherein the apparatus comprises: an information receptionmodule configured to receive trigger information sent by an inputapparatus; an information parsing module configured to parse the triggerinformation for parameter information of the touch information; and amode control module configured to switch the touchable keyboard to afirst input mode or a second input mode according to the parameterinformation.
 12. The information processing apparatus according to claim11, wherein the trigger information is touch information, and theparameter information comprises: touch location information, a pressurevalue, a pressure duration and/or a pressure increment/decrement rate.13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12, whereinthe mode control module comprises: a first mode switching moduleconfigured to switch the touchable keyboard to the first input mode, inthe case that among the parameter information, the pressure value islarger than a first preset threshold, a pressure duration is smallerthan a second preset threshold, and the pressure increment/decrementrate is smaller than a third preset threshold; or a second modeswitching module configured to switch the touchable keyboard to thesecond input mode, in the case that among the parameter information, thepressure value is smaller than a first preset threshold, the pressureduration is larger than a second preset threshold, and the pressureincrement/decrement rate is larger than a third preset threshold.